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next is bob from new york city. caller: thank you. i can read your transparent republican leanings, but god bless you, you are entitled to them. host: i do not know how you can read that, but go ahead. caller: this is a very interesting political domino going on with susan arise. it is leading possibly to kerry or scott brown, your man in massachusetts that lost. you know, if i were president obama, i would look to play this game of chess differently. i do not know if i would look to an joe lieberman or somebody completely unexpected. i would keep john kerry out of it and i would play the political game of chess that is being forced imam the president. i would like to say -- i agree with the former callers and really the woman from florida talking about how we should not be rigid we should be making decisions about what is best for america. i would like to finish and say this deficit and debt is all about health care costs. mostly the costs are humongous. they are not micromanaging and looking at health care costs and ways to bring do
next is bob from new york city. caller: thank you. i can read your transparent republican leanings, but god bless you, you are entitled to them. host: i do not know how you can read that, but go ahead. caller: this is a very interesting political domino going on with susan arise. it is leading possibly to kerry or scott brown, your man in massachusetts that lost. you know, if i were president obama, i would look to play this game of chess differently. i do not know if i would look to an joe...
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prostitution was legal in this part of the city. i think most people can agree at this point that it is been bad for the agency and the country, the embarrassment that this thing has cost. that is a reason that refutes what the guy is saying. host: and independent from oregon, hello. caller: hello. i am a retired postal worker. there is a clause in the contract that i signed that says all i have to do is have the appearance of doing something wrong. i wondered if it was the same with their contracts. guest: i am not familiar with their code of conduct. they do not have a union. there is some kind of due process that agents would get before being fired. would seem common sense that there would have to be something more substantive. host: like a moral cause. guest: there may be a moral cause. i have heard it called the code of conduct. host: ky, joe is on the line. caller: i agree with the previous caller that it is an abuse of power. if you use your position to have a sexual relationship with anybody, maybe you work with or outside o
prostitution was legal in this part of the city. i think most people can agree at this point that it is been bad for the agency and the country, the embarrassment that this thing has cost. that is a reason that refutes what the guy is saying. host: and independent from oregon, hello. caller: hello. i am a retired postal worker. there is a clause in the contract that i signed that says all i have to do is have the appearance of doing something wrong. i wondered if it was the same with their...
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host: how are you preparing for this in your city and postal all this? caller: fortunately i am in one of the more major areas that is not looking at getting the services cut at our facility. but we see it on the outskirts, the smaller places. people possibly losing their jobs moving into our facility. host: are there enough jobs for them? caller: they are cutting the processing places in the smaller places. there are not enough jobs and they have to find other jobs or offer retirement incentives. host: a couple of callers said managers of the post of us can do a better job in congress. you agree? caller: i think congress needs to keep their hands off of the post office because they created b
host: how are you preparing for this in your city and postal all this? caller: fortunately i am in one of the more major areas that is not looking at getting the services cut at our facility. but we see it on the outskirts, the smaller places. people possibly losing their jobs moving into our facility. host: are there enough jobs for them? caller: they are cutting the processing places in the smaller places. there are not enough jobs and they have to find other jobs or offer retirement...
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host: don from oklahoma city. caller: what would it take for him and erskine bowles to decide to run for president and vice president? we don't care which one gets first. just to get someone with some common sense. guest: i tell you, i want to be king. erskine bowles is one of the great guys. host: not going to happen? guest: king of the. a curmudgeon. host: this will be our last call from indiana. caller: good morning. i have a question on medicare. congress wants to cut medicare by 27%. i just kind of wonder about this. when the insurance companies follow suit? medical cost has gone so high. wouldn't they cut their payments to the medical field by 27% also? host: that is the
host: don from oklahoma city. caller: what would it take for him and erskine bowles to decide to run for president and vice president? we don't care which one gets first. just to get someone with some common sense. guest: i tell you, i want to be king. erskine bowles is one of the great guys. host: not going to happen? guest: king of the. a curmudgeon. host: this will be our last call from indiana. caller: good morning. i have a question on medicare. congress wants to cut medicare by 27%. i...
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once a month, si spam's local content vehicles explore the literary life of cities across america. this weekend from jefferson city, saturday at noon and sunday at 5:00 eastern on c- span2 and c-span3. "washington journal" continues. host: john wonderlich is policy director of the sun life foundation. we're here to talk about the anniversary of the freedom of information act, foia. guest: it is an absolutely bedrock for accountability and democracy and basically says the citizens of the united states have a right to get access to any information the government has and basically says we only information the government has and can get access by requesting it. host: tells the history of it, when it started. guest: it was first passed in 1966 and has been revised and number of times since then. it was not until the 1970's it became more effective. it has been revised every decade or so since then. it is the subject of a lot of debate and legislation right now. despite all the difficulty and complexity in keeping a strong and effective freedom of information act, it is the source of ton
once a month, si spam's local content vehicles explore the literary life of cities across america. this weekend from jefferson city, saturday at noon and sunday at 5:00 eastern on c- span2 and c-span3. "washington journal" continues. host: john wonderlich is policy director of the sun life foundation. we're here to talk about the anniversary of the freedom of information act, foia. guest: it is an absolutely bedrock for accountability and democracy and basically says the citizens of...
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caller: jefferson city is a capital city. the obstructionism of the republican congress -- especially with infrastructure and the jobs program, of like to ask, a jobs this kept us from having. plus the state capitals, you did not bring up a stimulus program, because you knew the republicans there would nail it down and knock it down. these -- this nepotisthis seemsw our growth. guest: it seems republicans have stood in front of the latest package that president obama pitched. the american jobs act. most private-sector economists would say that package, if it were enacted, would produce more jobs, and help the recovery. there's a cost to that. but as one of the reasons republicans have been standing in front of it. the crux of the argument has been that the government stops -- needs to stop trying to get in the way. you would lose a lot of important support from government programs. that have provided some stability for people that are out of work. it is really an open question whether businesses -- whether so-called job creat
caller: jefferson city is a capital city. the obstructionism of the republican congress -- especially with infrastructure and the jobs program, of like to ask, a jobs this kept us from having. plus the state capitals, you did not bring up a stimulus program, because you knew the republicans there would nail it down and knock it down. these -- this nepotisthis seemsw our growth. guest: it seems republicans have stood in front of the latest package that president obama pitched. the american jobs...
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next is a call from new york city. this is bill, an independent. hey, bill, you're on. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. one way i see is getting all the money in this politics in the election is to have a whole brand-new congress and senate in the fall there because we really have nothing to do with -- as far as electing the president goes. it is selected by the electors. we need all new congressmen and new senators. we don't need a constitutional convention to change that. we, the people, have the power of all vote. that can limit -- try to do term limits every two and six-year terms. only if we want to change those terms that we need a constitutional process there. host: ok. thanks, jack. we've got all our ducks lined up now. so we're ready to go to the break. let me tell you what's coming up. we're going to have a discussion with two reporters who cover washington and political related to the economy. joshua zumbrun is a reporter for the federal reserve and ben weyl is an economic policy reporter that looks at what's happening on capitol hill. we'r
next is a call from new york city. this is bill, an independent. hey, bill, you're on. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. one way i see is getting all the money in this politics in the election is to have a whole brand-new congress and senate in the fall there because we really have nothing to do with -- as far as electing the president goes. it is selected by the electors. we need all new congressmen and new senators. we don't need a constitutional convention to change that....
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as part of the burden that the city has to bear for being the capital city. and sometimes, when the state wants to do something, it does not follow the ordinances that most businesses and residents have to comply with. the city ordinances the not necessarily apply. that can be a fraction point on vacation. we try to work through that. and understand that the benefits of being the capital city far outweigh some of the down sides that we have to deal with. the biggest challenge is always jobs. that is true of many communities. you see with we have to offer for agusta. a vibrant community. a lot going on. a brand new hospital coming on. we have the commerce center down the road. major construction. we have a big construction project on interstate that will make traffic moving better. we have commercial development going on in the city. censusst year during the - or 9%., we gained 8.% there is a lot of positive momentum. we have a downtown area that is revitalizing and growing businesses. young people want to live down there. businesses want to locate downtown. t
as part of the burden that the city has to bear for being the capital city. and sometimes, when the state wants to do something, it does not follow the ordinances that most businesses and residents have to comply with. the city ordinances the not necessarily apply. that can be a fraction point on vacation. we try to work through that. and understand that the benefits of being the capital city far outweigh some of the down sides that we have to deal with. the biggest challenge is always jobs....
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the reason why i switched was simply because of conditions in the inner cities across this country. my problem with all of this is we are spending way too much money. i am responsible to go to work and bring home a paycheck knowing that spending more what i'm bringing in. that is the problem with the government. they want to spend money like it is readily available without any consequences. if we are spending $200 billion a month -- over $300 billion amount in expenditures, we are running a $1.20 trillion deficit every year. that is unsustainable. we need to get under that $200 million in tax revenues that we collect every month because at the end of the day, this is poor stewardship. there is not one family or business that can operate the way our federal government is operating. it is absolutely criminal in my mind then they think. guest: i hear your frustration and the same frustration from folks in my district as well. i think it is helpful to recognize that if we are carrying a $1.20 trillion deficit every year, that is as you said unsustainable over the long term. that is why
the reason why i switched was simply because of conditions in the inner cities across this country. my problem with all of this is we are spending way too much money. i am responsible to go to work and bring home a paycheck knowing that spending more what i'm bringing in. that is the problem with the government. they want to spend money like it is readily available without any consequences. if we are spending $200 billion a month -- over $300 billion amount in expenditures, we are running a...
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host: thank you so much, from new york city. "the new york times" has a story about mayor bloomberg's budget. it suggests there are other ways the city is raising revenue rather than raising taxes. what is happening in the photograph is increase enforcement by police for tickets to bring in more revenue in the city. different budget from past years. a tale of two cities we have here. the headlines from "the providence journal." that city is near bankruptcy, according to the mayor. the front-page story in that home town paper. by contrast, also of the same region, rochester, new york, which just saw the kodak co. go into bankruptcy. here it is "the new york times" op-ed piece. among the things he says worked for rochester include a valuable labor pool -- when people were laid off, start-ups took up the workers. also rochester has a strong higher education sector, which was like was supported by kodak. and a cultural institution. many highly skilled workers chose to stay because of the amenities inspired by eastman's philanthropy,
host: thank you so much, from new york city. "the new york times" has a story about mayor bloomberg's budget. it suggests there are other ways the city is raising revenue rather than raising taxes. what is happening in the photograph is increase enforcement by police for tickets to bring in more revenue in the city. different budget from past years. a tale of two cities we have here. the headlines from "the providence journal." that city is near bankruptcy, according to the...
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city, county to county. in ohio, we are bidding for the lowest tax rate and tax subsidies for shell oil bidding against three other states. the city of $500 million a year to each state under corporate subsidies. guest: he's referring the -- to the plant that shell wants to build which basically breaks down propane and methane from the shell oil gas, and it is used in every product we use. it is essentially a massive industrial product that is beneficial, that will create a lot of jobs in pennsylvania ohio, and west virginia are competing for this, and they are basically offering every tax break in the book to try to get this plant. it is a tough situation because you want the plant makea deal but on the other hand, you shrink your tax base and when a company in ohio does this as a matter of policy, almost every business gets a tax break so you are shifting taxes on to other people. especially places that you do not know whether they will be successful as job creators or entrepreneurs, it is a very difficult
city, county to county. in ohio, we are bidding for the lowest tax rate and tax subsidies for shell oil bidding against three other states. the city of $500 million a year to each state under corporate subsidies. guest: he's referring the -- to the plant that shell wants to build which basically breaks down propane and methane from the shell oil gas, and it is used in every product we use. it is essentially a massive industrial product that is beneficial, that will create a lot of jobs in...
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policies, sanctuary cities? guest: that is a very good question. federal law actually tried to discourage these so-called sanctuary cities. what he means that city's that established policy saying they will not walk right with immigration officials and they are not going to ask immigration status. so, the federal government has saw to discourage that. they want local officials to help them and not interfere with them. but washington cannot commandeer local police forces. in other words, they cannot force a city like los angeles or new york to begin enforcing federal law because both local officers cannot report directly to washington. what they can do, however, is stop a state or city from enforcing the -- enforcing a law that interferes with federal agencies. let's say city passes an ordinance that says our police officers will protect illegal immigrants from federal officers, that illegal immigrants can come to the police station and we will concealed them from the u.s. authorities, that kind of organs would p
policies, sanctuary cities? guest: that is a very good question. federal law actually tried to discourage these so-called sanctuary cities. what he means that city's that established policy saying they will not walk right with immigration officials and they are not going to ask immigration status. so, the federal government has saw to discourage that. they want local officials to help them and not interfere with them. but washington cannot commandeer local police forces. in other words, they...
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they are areas in which the city council's, and the city council is a good example. they have decided they are going to treat the undocumented population boat or the hispanic population. there will not actively go after undocumented population. the local law enforcement, their job is to protect the street. their job is not necessarily to ask about whether or not someone is in the country illegally. sometimes they happened upon that information on their own, then they need to turn those people over to federal authorities. some of the law enforcement i have spoken with down and arizona, richard really wants the really enforce the law, a sanctuary cities really do get in the way, because they feel they cannot ask questions they want to ask because of the way the local city officials have asked -- have decided how they are going to run the city. this creates of those are patchwork of the way the country works. you have some places that are considered friendly and others that are on friendly. that will direct the different traffic of where the immigrants might go. it make
they are areas in which the city council's, and the city council is a good example. they have decided they are going to treat the undocumented population boat or the hispanic population. there will not actively go after undocumented population. the local law enforcement, their job is to protect the street. their job is not necessarily to ask about whether or not someone is in the country illegally. sometimes they happened upon that information on their own, then they need to turn those people...
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donna is a democrat in kansas city. -- don. caller: the way we could get the economy back running is for corporate america to start hiring folks. i believe it would be their patriotic duty to do so. they are sitting on the funds. a lot of ordinary folks have been making a lot of sacrifices and it's time for corporate america to do their part. host: how would that work for corporations to take on employees that they might say would hurt the bottom line? caller: the thing is that we always talk about shared sacrifice when we have a crisis in this country. it's time for corporate america to share in the sacrifice of this country. forget about the bottom line. when we get people working, then we will have the economy will rise. people will start buying stuff. there will be tax money. and the economy will correct itself. host: thank you very much for your call. on twitter -- let's hear from mike, a republican in lindenhurst, illinois. caller: the fed is a problem and what street all acting together. [unintelligible] it was in the 19
donna is a democrat in kansas city. -- don. caller: the way we could get the economy back running is for corporate america to start hiring folks. i believe it would be their patriotic duty to do so. they are sitting on the funds. a lot of ordinary folks have been making a lot of sacrifices and it's time for corporate america to do their part. host: how would that work for corporations to take on employees that they might say would hurt the bottom line? caller: the thing is that we always talk...
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this weekend, had to the state capitol in jefferson, city missouri, -- jefferson city, missouri. former first lady jean carnahan from her book "if walls could talk." also, eight provisions -- a provisions west, the story behind eight miniature babylonian clay tablets. sunday, on american history tv -- >> said one time this was called the bloodiest 47 acres in america. >> a former warden takes you through the missouri state penitentiary. once a month, c-span's local content vehicles to explore the history of literary life of cities across america. this sunday, from jefferson, city on -- jefferson city, on c- span two and 3. >> it is time for our -- "washington journal" continues. host: it is time for our america by the numbers, and today we look at who is black in america, how that has changed, and what the trend is for the future. nicholas jones is at the u.s. census bureau. he is the bureau chief of the racial statistics branch. also at the table is cynthia gordy, a political correspondent for tweet -- theroot.com. thank you for being with us. since we announced this yesterday o
this weekend, had to the state capitol in jefferson, city missouri, -- jefferson city, missouri. former first lady jean carnahan from her book "if walls could talk." also, eight provisions -- a provisions west, the story behind eight miniature babylonian clay tablets. sunday, on american history tv -- >> said one time this was called the bloodiest 47 acres in america. >> a former warden takes you through the missouri state penitentiary. once a month, c-span's local content...
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it depends from city-to-city. boston business leaders are interested in health care. miami, transportation, san diego, international -- an intellectual property -- it varies from city-to-city. in terms of immigration reform, what we have seen as different sectors of the economy look at immigration differently. the high-tech community is looking at bringing in more high-skilled workers or keeping graduates in the united states to help them with challenges in computer sciences, for example, or health sciences. you have the hotel industry and the airline industry focused on trying to make sure that travel visas are administered more efficiently so we can bring in more tourists to spend more money. you have the industry sectors with an interest in immigration. our view is immigration reform will be a big issue in 2013 and you will see big companies across sectors working together, combining shared interests to get something done. host: here is a tweet from one of our viewers -- how does the national debt directly effect businesses, or does it? guest: the big factor to con
it depends from city-to-city. boston business leaders are interested in health care. miami, transportation, san diego, international -- an intellectual property -- it varies from city-to-city. in terms of immigration reform, what we have seen as different sectors of the economy look at immigration differently. the high-tech community is looking at bringing in more high-skilled workers or keeping graduates in the united states to help them with challenges in computer sciences, for example, or...
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lots going on in the capitol city, including the outcome of the supreme court review of health care law, the student loan debate with the deadline looming, and also the stand off between the house and the white house over eric holder and the investigation with fast and furious. this morning on "washington journal" we're going to talk about budget in a number of ways. our first dugs is going to be about groveer norquist's discussion. he was up on capitol hill with staff members to talk about the anti-tax pledge. we're going to give you a list of people who are signed it and people who have not and some of the discussion and ask you if you were running for office would you take an anti-tax pledge? here's the phone lines. 202-737-0002 for republicans. our line for democrats 202-737-0001. independent 202-628-0205. if you are running for office, would you take an anti-tax pledge? good friday morning. let's look at a few of the several hundred headlines of grover norquist's trip to capitol hill. anti-tax pledge author meets with house gop. above that, grover norquist dissents anti-tax. and th
lots going on in the capitol city, including the outcome of the supreme court review of health care law, the student loan debate with the deadline looming, and also the stand off between the house and the white house over eric holder and the investigation with fast and furious. this morning on "washington journal" we're going to talk about budget in a number of ways. our first dugs is going to be about groveer norquist's discussion. he was up on capitol hill with staff members to talk...
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even before citi turned ashore near publix city -- debate was raising in scientific and government circles over whether the monster hurricane nor'easter was a spawn of global warming. a lot of the conclusion is that sandy would have happened with or without climate change. but the extra heat and humidity. this much seems beyond speak. because of man-made warming, the united states is in an era of extreme weather events. that is with usa today has to say. contrast that with the washington times editorial page. franken storm. it was not caused the industrial revolution. a 2010 study by the national hurricane system predicted global warming would decrease the number of tropical storms by as much as 1 1/3. two opposing views for you. return to all of you. outside of washington, we want to -- we will stay inside washington for this first call. caller: think you so much. the leadership and our country is acting with incredible shocking responsibility, with co2 levels that are clearly affecting the climate. and it is also surprising that the democratic campaign has not pushed that mitt romney is
even before citi turned ashore near publix city -- debate was raising in scientific and government circles over whether the monster hurricane nor'easter was a spawn of global warming. a lot of the conclusion is that sandy would have happened with or without climate change. but the extra heat and humidity. this much seems beyond speak. because of man-made warming, the united states is in an era of extreme weather events. that is with usa today has to say. contrast that with the washington times...
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there is the kansas city farmers' market downtown in the river market area. in comparison to food prices at local grocery stores, food prices at the farmers' market are three or four times as expensive as the grocery stores. now when i go to the course restore, -- boat to the grocery store, is astronomical. -- now when i go to the grocery store, it is astronomical. the farmers are going to need some kind of federal aid to help them survive. they are slaughtering their cattle early. that will cause meat prices to go down. come october, november, december, they will skyrocket and people will not be able to afford it. guest: this is interesting information about former markets. those are locally produced fruit and vegetables. i am surprised these are not higher-priced in missouri. the information i have is that there has not been as much drought in california and florida, so you would think the shipped fruits and vegetables would not be as high. this is interesting. i do not quite understand it. there will be two agriculture department officials going to missour
there is the kansas city farmers' market downtown in the river market area. in comparison to food prices at local grocery stores, food prices at the farmers' market are three or four times as expensive as the grocery stores. now when i go to the course restore, -- boat to the grocery store, is astronomical. -- now when i go to the grocery store, it is astronomical. the farmers are going to need some kind of federal aid to help them survive. they are slaughtering their cattle early. that will...
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i remember watching my buddies that live in the inner city. we would go into the schools and they would have to have police officers escorting them out. the inner city is in destruction. the kids act like savages. the teachers are afraid to teach. it's imploding on them. if the only way is to allow each individual state their own right to govern and mandates and teach their children. corporal punishment should be in the schools. until we go to that, we will always have failure. these kids don't even know w ho the president is or how the congress works. in sixth grade they eliminated my daughter from writing cursive writing. it is a complete failure. until the government steps away and realizes the failure, we will never have this problem fixed. -- they don't even know who the president is. the: there's a story that education secretary defends the increase in school funding -- we will hear more about the ryan budget plan later on with congressman tom cole, republican of oklahoma, walking us through that plan. pierce education secretary arne dun
i remember watching my buddies that live in the inner city. we would go into the schools and they would have to have police officers escorting them out. the inner city is in destruction. the kids act like savages. the teachers are afraid to teach. it's imploding on them. if the only way is to allow each individual state their own right to govern and mandates and teach their children. corporal punishment should be in the schools. until we go to that, we will always have failure. these kids don't...
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people in the going to get diversities in different cities. -- going to universities in different cities. there is an energy boom in parts of the country. that is helping north dakota. the stories are few and far between. it is a small population. host: we have someone on our democratic line from georgia. caller: yes. i was calling about the unemployment rate in georgia. what i do not agree with is that they cut back on the unemployment weeks. they cut the amount of money you get for your unemployment, even though you were making $300 or $400 a week. they cut it down. host: when did that happen and how did it work? is it after a certain number of weeks, it gets reduced? caller: when he first applied, they tell you how much you will get. -- first apply, it tell you how much you will get. it come in and day comeback -- and they come back with an adjustment of what you will get per week. it is half of that. you start off with 20 weeks. when i started one year ago, almost one year ago, it was 16 weeks for the first time. then they cut out before -- the fourth tier. i do not agree with that.
people in the going to get diversities in different cities. -- going to universities in different cities. there is an energy boom in parts of the country. that is helping north dakota. the stories are few and far between. it is a small population. host: we have someone on our democratic line from georgia. caller: yes. i was calling about the unemployment rate in georgia. what i do not agree with is that they cut back on the unemployment weeks. they cut the amount of money you get for your...
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in washington, washington had about 30,000 people as a city. 12,000 of them were black. the majority free, no slaves. >> what led to the first race riots? jefferson morley recounts what happened, part of what today's through new year's day on c- span2's book tv. >> "washington journal" continues. host: damian paletta join us here at the table. thank you for joining us. this is the fourth time that congress has had a post- christmas lame duck session. what does that tell you about the magnitude of the issues? guest: it is not like an issue us.'s snuck up on expiring tax cuts, payroll tax cuts is going away. all these things have been out there for a long time. some of this was put off because of the election. they have to get some kind of deal to avert what can be a messy beginning of the new year. host: any deal is likely to be limited. guest: we have heard about the talks between president obama and john boehner. a grand deal that would include some changes to social security, medicare, cuts in defense spending potentially as well. talking $4 trillion -- we are talking
in washington, washington had about 30,000 people as a city. 12,000 of them were black. the majority free, no slaves. >> what led to the first race riots? jefferson morley recounts what happened, part of what today's through new year's day on c- span2's book tv. >> "washington journal" continues. host: damian paletta join us here at the table. thank you for joining us. this is the fourth time that congress has had a post- christmas lame duck session. what does that tell...
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sharon into him in new york city -- she ran into him in new york city. she used the law and won. i don't think she has collected any damages yet. there have been some questions about how far that law extends. this situation is significant. the defendant is not just one official who committed a horrible act overseas but a giant corporation which is involved in oil in nigeria. whether a corporation can be sued but also whether an act that took place overseas belongs in the united states courts. host: ritchie, thank you for waiting. caller: 9 people telling us what we'll do. it flatters the supreme court. they make decisions and it is light -- i cannot explain how to say it. you have a problem and the supreme court takes it and they will do like what they did with abortion. right. a woman's that aggravates me. we're doing worse than then people. the constitution -- a woman has a baby in our country. a citizen. that was put in for the slaves. they turned the constitution all around and that is what i do not like about it. guest: despite the secretive ways they go about making their d
sharon into him in new york city -- she ran into him in new york city. she used the law and won. i don't think she has collected any damages yet. there have been some questions about how far that law extends. this situation is significant. the defendant is not just one official who committed a horrible act overseas but a giant corporation which is involved in oil in nigeria. whether a corporation can be sued but also whether an act that took place overseas belongs in the united states courts....
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go to the city and county and the state and then go to the fed. the impact should be about 20% divided accordingly. host: why do you think that works? caller: i try to go by history and help the bankrupt nations. -- how they bankrupt nations. in egypt, he to 20% from everybody and put it in the central bank. he had enough to take care of the people and other countries around. let us take care of what is your home. quit sending money overseas. keep it here in this country and rebuild this economy. we will be back on top. host: mitt romney is in st. louis and president obama is at the university of nevada. "the washington times" -- host: california. democrats' line. caller: good morning. i was just listening to speaker boehner talk about job creators and that must be the mantra. they are not job creators. their corporations are taking advantage of loopholes. i do not know how many times they have to do the experiment. it did not work under the bush administration. the only reason president obama signed it was because it was tied to an unemployment b
go to the city and county and the state and then go to the fed. the impact should be about 20% divided accordingly. host: why do you think that works? caller: i try to go by history and help the bankrupt nations. -- how they bankrupt nations. in egypt, he to 20% from everybody and put it in the central bank. he had enough to take care of the people and other countries around. let us take care of what is your home. quit sending money overseas. keep it here in this country and rebuild this...
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i am calling from the beautiful city of tallahassee, florida. we are a green city. we have a beautiful city. host: we are listening. please continue. caller: thank you. we are a smart meter city where we have installed our own system. i want to thank the gentleman from edison for his wonderful explanation of the management distribution maintenance and restoration of our system. i think the an opportunity to bring forward the needed infrastructure. one of the damning reports, the alliance for american manufacturing grated our infrastructure as a d. that grading leads to how it is that we become a dependent and vibrant economy as the infrastructure needs are about 50 years old. guest: that is an excellent point and i can see you're a student of the industry. smart meters are a new way of being able to be responsive to customers if there are a major outages. the meter has two-way communications between the customer and the utility. the utility does not have to drive around in a truck to look at who's porch light is on. the meter is one part of what we call creating a d
i am calling from the beautiful city of tallahassee, florida. we are a green city. we have a beautiful city. host: we are listening. please continue. caller: thank you. we are a smart meter city where we have installed our own system. i want to thank the gentleman from edison for his wonderful explanation of the management distribution maintenance and restoration of our system. i think the an opportunity to bring forward the needed infrastructure. one of the damning reports, the alliance for...
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seattle, these big expensive cities have the lowest minimum wage. you go to other states where living expenses are a little lower and they have a minimum wage, so i think congress needs to move minimum wage a little higher. it is a comparison between living expenses and that states minimum-wage is completely ridiculous. host: brian in connecticut, republican caller. caller: good morning. i guess my feeling on this is i don't think there's any place for the federal government to mandate to private businesses to increase the minimum wage. i think that, along with the added cost of the new taxes with obamacare, companies are already having to and did older books around. they are already cutting hours to get people under 30 hours. it does not add anything, if anything -- i don't think minimum-wage was never supposed to be -- the idea of getting your first job at minimum wage, you were supposed to get that and then move on to a better job. by raising the minimum wage, the federal government's idea is that is going to be your career. i think that is their
seattle, these big expensive cities have the lowest minimum wage. you go to other states where living expenses are a little lower and they have a minimum wage, so i think congress needs to move minimum wage a little higher. it is a comparison between living expenses and that states minimum-wage is completely ridiculous. host: brian in connecticut, republican caller. caller: good morning. i guess my feeling on this is i don't think there's any place for the federal government to mandate to...
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it just does not work properly view use it in a city. host: i want to read a piece from your story talking about going underground. you write that the air is thick, humid, and dangerously low in oxygen. the ages look for signs of cracking or small piles of dirt. the single thing that one man says he never wants to see as -- is someone coming at him. there's almostto turn around. -- almost no space to turn around. guest: the titles by your talking about there are the hand-dug tunnels. they are very narrow and they are dug using picks and shovels. as much as i replied to go into one of these things, what i was there, they have recently filled in the lost when they discovered. went into inel's i nogales were the drainage tunnels, which were big enough to drive a truck through. host: when they discover them, how do they fill them in? do they just poured concrete into them? guest: that is exactly what they do. first, they have to find out what is in the tunnels, as to whether they have crossed utility lines or something like that. they do not
it just does not work properly view use it in a city. host: i want to read a piece from your story talking about going underground. you write that the air is thick, humid, and dangerously low in oxygen. the ages look for signs of cracking or small piles of dirt. the single thing that one man says he never wants to see as -- is someone coming at him. there's almostto turn around. -- almost no space to turn around. guest: the titles by your talking about there are the hand-dug tunnels. they are...
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host: democratic caller from new york city. caller: a disk when it to touch on punishment verses rehabilitation. -- i just wanted to touch on this. i think we use prisons to punish people and people want that. they feel like it is justice against the person who wronged them. like the person who said earlier, we let people out, they cannot get a job, no one wants them to live near them, and they were back to their old ways because they cannot make their way in the world which is why recidivism is so high. we put a brand on them that says, "you are a failure," and we label them a criminal. host: you talk about the cost of reentry, but your report also look set sentencing and release policies in order to curb costs. what are some of the ways states are looking at? what did you find from your institute? guest: we found a lot of states are re-examining many of their sentencing laws. it also looks at the length of stay. you are in prison for two years or two years and two months, the extra marginal amount that you are in is really no
host: democratic caller from new york city. caller: a disk when it to touch on punishment verses rehabilitation. -- i just wanted to touch on this. i think we use prisons to punish people and people want that. they feel like it is justice against the person who wronged them. like the person who said earlier, we let people out, they cannot get a job, no one wants them to live near them, and they were back to their old ways because they cannot make their way in the world which is why recidivism...
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this is a city that floats on leaks. but the justices themselves tend not to betrayed the confidence of their colleagues, and that is greatly to their credit. also, how they align themselves in the conference is not set in stone. it is very, very common for dissenting opinions to become majority opinions. it is also common for people like kennedy, the swing vote, to write a concurrence that carries the majority on the issue. you have a political dynamic here that professor simon has ably played out. host: it is just the justices in the room. no clerks, nobody else. guest: the junior justice has the unpleasant task of getting up to open the door for anybody who comes in. host: that would be justice kagan. jane, you are up next. jane, you with us? caller: yes. is there a precedent for this because of the part d prescription drug plan where citizens are required to take health insurance? we pay a penalty. in 2006, the part d prescription drug plan. host: yes, this question came up before professor simon, can you answer that
this is a city that floats on leaks. but the justices themselves tend not to betrayed the confidence of their colleagues, and that is greatly to their credit. also, how they align themselves in the conference is not set in stone. it is very, very common for dissenting opinions to become majority opinions. it is also common for people like kennedy, the swing vote, to write a concurrence that carries the majority on the issue. you have a political dynamic here that professor simon has ably played...
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c-span's local content vehicles explore the history and literary life of cities across america. this weekend from texas and city, saturday and noon and sunday at 5:00 eastern on c-span to antsy spent3 -- on c-span 2 and c-span 3. "washington journal" continues. host: joining us is douglas holtz-eakin. we appreciate your being with us. guest: my pleasure. host: we will talk about "the affordable care act and the medicaid aspect in particular. i want to start with today's headlines. the lead story in the washington post -- romney calls the health-insurance mandate a tax. guest: it is a tax. the supreme court called it a tax. it is collected from americans. that's the bottom line. host: what are your views about "the affordable care act?" guest: i have been troubled by it from its inception. 2008, it was clear the american people wanted health care that's provided low-cost and provided more affordable insurance options. as the bill developed and is now law, there's a consensus, i think, across the inlet de -- across the in the logical spectrum, that it does not control cost. that i
c-span's local content vehicles explore the history and literary life of cities across america. this weekend from texas and city, saturday and noon and sunday at 5:00 eastern on c-span to antsy spent3 -- on c-span 2 and c-span 3. "washington journal" continues. host: joining us is douglas holtz-eakin. we appreciate your being with us. guest: my pleasure. host: we will talk about "the affordable care act and the medicaid aspect in particular. i want to start with today's...
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states and cities can live with the debt sometimes by writing off the books. small countries tenorite the debt off, but they don't like to do it. spain and greece should just wipe their debt off the books but instead they will keep bailing out of attending they can salvage of the system. the open goal of unreserve and all the authorities is to get rid of that by reducing the debt in real terms, and that is just printing money. so, if you have a national debt of $15 trillion and you devalues currency by 50% and prices go up, you just liquidated $7.50 trillion of real money. eventually the trust will be lost and there will be monetary reform. there has to be reformed because countries have done this for centuries where they have to finally restore confidence, but there is no way you can keep confidence going into a system where all you have to do is print more money. this is why congress is irresponsible because there was a the fed is there. if they have to borrow the money in the marketplace, interest rates would go up and it would come to the end. the federal
states and cities can live with the debt sometimes by writing off the books. small countries tenorite the debt off, but they don't like to do it. spain and greece should just wipe their debt off the books but instead they will keep bailing out of attending they can salvage of the system. the open goal of unreserve and all the authorities is to get rid of that by reducing the debt in real terms, and that is just printing money. so, if you have a national debt of $15 trillion and you devalues...
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host: misery, just outside of kansas city. go ahead. >> three things. .- she now has alzheimer's when i asked -- are you able to handle your financial affairs -- i understand that completely. her background is in the county. and so i had to take over. the other thing i thought i would mention is that since the healthcare law has been passed, i have never -- i have noticed that my drugs have gone down. we are both on a lot of drugs. anyway, that is -- host: we will leave it there. guest: i am sympathetic about the alzheimer's. that is a great worry to all of us. it is completed a meeting at nih, eightsummit. -- a summit. it was not so encouraging. they emphasize, from economic point of view, maybe a little bit over dramatic, but they said, forget about this, if alzheimer's continues this way, you will not be able to afford anything else. i think a friendly doctor inquiring about your ability to continue to handle your finances is a good thing. it is just a problem we have got to face. host: our last call comes from wisconsin. c
host: misery, just outside of kansas city. go ahead. >> three things. .- she now has alzheimer's when i asked -- are you able to handle your financial affairs -- i understand that completely. her background is in the county. and so i had to take over. the other thing i thought i would mention is that since the healthcare law has been passed, i have never -- i have noticed that my drugs have gone down. we are both on a lot of drugs. anyway, that is -- host: we will leave it there. guest: i...
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host: us angeles is one of the cities that post those rankings. -- loss angeles is one of those cities that post those rankings. caller: ally said, they're not all equal. host: on facebook. there are about 20 people havwho have posted so far. the ranked pro-sports draft picks, not public workers. host: again, we are taking our question this morning for the next 20 minutes or so. the "usa today" today story. -- story. and then talk about the idea of it this is a good idea or bad idea and you can give us your thoughts on that. that is the question and how we will focus looking for the remainder of our time today. a couple of other stories. this is "the new york times." delaware, good morning. brandon on the republican line. caller: i have a couple of commons. yes, i do think teacher rankings should be posted. there is nothing wrong with posting them. it is just posted, that is cool. i do agree with the man from a wide. i think it should be tested in their subjects every year. a lot of people want to get on the parents. the parents and hands are tied just like the teachers. the whole syst
host: us angeles is one of the cities that post those rankings. -- loss angeles is one of those cities that post those rankings. caller: ally said, they're not all equal. host: on facebook. there are about 20 people havwho have posted so far. the ranked pro-sports draft picks, not public workers. host: again, we are taking our question this morning for the next 20 minutes or so. the "usa today" today story. -- story. and then talk about the idea of it this is a good idea or bad idea...
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in all the cities, the areas of commerce. host: while he was here in washington, xi jinping re the -- rates the issue of intellectual property -- raised the issue of intellectual property. what are the laws involving intellectual property? guest: technology firms here continue to put a lot of pressure on the u.s. government to crack down or get tougher with the chinese government in demanding that they not allow their firms to steal technology u.s. patents without their permission. it has been a constant source of tension for the last several years. there is not been a whole lot of new privacy. there are things signed every day every time one of these business happens. -- visits happen. i think a lot of businesses are not happy with where things are. there are signs of progress each time you have one of these big high level meetings. still a force that -- a source of frustration. host: tweets in -- guest: i do not have an easy answer to that. thank you for that good question. have not thought about that in a while. host: colu
in all the cities, the areas of commerce. host: while he was here in washington, xi jinping re the -- rates the issue of intellectual property -- raised the issue of intellectual property. what are the laws involving intellectual property? guest: technology firms here continue to put a lot of pressure on the u.s. government to crack down or get tougher with the chinese government in demanding that they not allow their firms to steal technology u.s. patents without their permission. it has been...
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the city of wichita votes for the candidates. i think you are seeing more of that in the recent years here in the midwest. there really voting more for what the person stands for. >> june 2 and third, we explore the heritage and literary culture a wichita, kan.. >> the first place at want to show you is this only remaining original structure from the 1865 to 1870 time. it was a very important building in our history in that it is a residence, but it is also the headquarters of the will to cut out and land company. they came down here to create the city of wichita. >> watch for "book tv" in wichita on june 2 and third on c-span2 and 3. >> "washington journal" continues. >host: joining us now -- "it's even worse than it looks: how the american constitutional system collided with the new politics of extremism." the authors, norman ornstein and thomas mann. gentlemen, thank you for joining us. if it is even worse, what exactly is worse? [laughter] guest: we are in a situation in which we have a fundamental mismatch between our politi
the city of wichita votes for the candidates. i think you are seeing more of that in the recent years here in the midwest. there really voting more for what the person stands for. >> june 2 and third, we explore the heritage and literary culture a wichita, kan.. >> the first place at want to show you is this only remaining original structure from the 1865 to 1870 time. it was a very important building in our history in that it is a residence, but it is also the headquarters of the...
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estella on twitter rights -- host: next is a call from new york city. good morning. caller: good morning. i wanted to mention an essay. when somebody says it is too late, it was mentioned before that it is too late. human beings tend to think more of their themselves. the tallest mountains in the world -- when this information comes in, as they're gathering facts, i-- we figure out what is going on and we hurt blowing them up into these -- alarms. michael clayton decided to spend a lot of money to look up about climate change. i do not know his whole background or anything. we should do as much as we can, but we are not calling to sacrifice jobs, stop driving cars. it will take a long time. that is my comment. host: thank you. robert january is on twitter. -- host: from the political world, one politician who is made up his mind is harry reid. he hosts a climate and energy summit that is sponsored by the center for american progress, the progressive think tank here in d.c. is happening in vegas. here is the title of his speech. "time to stop acting like climate chang
estella on twitter rights -- host: next is a call from new york city. good morning. caller: good morning. i wanted to mention an essay. when somebody says it is too late, it was mentioned before that it is too late. human beings tend to think more of their themselves. the tallest mountains in the world -- when this information comes in, as they're gathering facts, i-- we figure out what is going on and we hurt blowing them up into these -- alarms. michael clayton decided to spend a lot of money...
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issues of very state to state, county by county, city by city, so on and so on that is it. host: you are going to be left on our open phones review of the week. we will get in one more presidential campaign trail story. you heard about the law's biggest billionaire -- the loss vegas billionaire backing the new gingrich campaign. he was apparently interviewed and said for the jewish journal -- gingrich is at the end of the line. but like the headline on the new york times this morning. it's as regis it says -- as we close out here, we want to show you one story on the front page of the los angeles times. this is edward j. demarco, the interim head of the federal agency that oversees a fannie and freddie. the suggestion that he is considered by a growing number of people to be the single biggest obstacle to the housing market recovery -- in a segment coming up, we will be talking to a new york times business columnists who wrote about demarco in the new york times this week. we will learn more about who he is and why there is so much criticism of him and what intersection he
issues of very state to state, county by county, city by city, so on and so on that is it. host: you are going to be left on our open phones review of the week. we will get in one more presidential campaign trail story. you heard about the law's biggest billionaire -- the loss vegas billionaire backing the new gingrich campaign. he was apparently interviewed and said for the jewish journal -- gingrich is at the end of the line. but like the headline on the new york times this morning. it's as...
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your city's beauty is matched only by its proud heritage. thank you, virginia. [cheers and applause] today, we take another step forward in helping restore the promise of america. we move forward in this campaign and on to help lead the nation to better days and it is an honor to announce my running mate and the next vice-president of the u.s., paul ryan. [cheers and applause] his leadership begins with character and values. he is a man of tremendous character. he wasfather died when in high school. that forced him to grow up earlier than any young man should. he did. with the help of his devoted mother, his brothers and sisters, and a supportive community. as he did, he internalized the virtues and hard-working ethics of the midwest. paul ryan works in washington, but his beliefs remain firmly rooted in wisconsin. [cheers and applause] he is a person of great steadiness, whose integrity is unquestioned, and whose word is good. his upbringing of its obvious and how he has conducted himself. including his leadership in washington. in a city that is far too often
your city's beauty is matched only by its proud heritage. thank you, virginia. [cheers and applause] today, we take another step forward in helping restore the promise of america. we move forward in this campaign and on to help lead the nation to better days and it is an honor to announce my running mate and the next vice-president of the u.s., paul ryan. [cheers and applause] his leadership begins with character and values. he is a man of tremendous character. he wasfather died when in high...
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in some cities could receive funding from the same pot for the same thing. host: let's go to order in virginia. caller: good morning. the terrorism the started with 9/11 has seemed to make us become victims. look at the internal terrorism never severed last week. a lot of the house to do with the -- -- we suffered last week. a lot of that has to do with the pollution that our kids suffer killing oriented, should be oriented. host: arthur, you live in california and we saw on this map that california gets the most money for security in initiatives in dhs funds. do you think that california should get a lot of money? do you think the state is the best decision -- and best place to make the decision of what to do with it? caller: yes, in cooperation with the federal level. but you should not have to just create another bureaucracy nabhan not produce results regarding safety, especially internal safety -- that will not produce results regarding safety, especially internal safety. guest: terrorism is a problem that has plagued the u.s. for many years. it certainl
in some cities could receive funding from the same pot for the same thing. host: let's go to order in virginia. caller: good morning. the terrorism the started with 9/11 has seemed to make us become victims. look at the internal terrorism never severed last week. a lot of the house to do with the -- -- we suffered last week. a lot of that has to do with the pollution that our kids suffer killing oriented, should be oriented. host: arthur, you live in california and we saw on this map that...
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next call is from lincoln city, oregon. caller: my governor is going around for a second time, kind of like california. we have been trying to deal with health care for a long time little kids -- whoever, you need help care. and-- health care. all there is is trying to figure out some sort of solution, not not have any health care for people. my other perspective is who is paying for the fbi, homeland security, cia, two wars, medicaid? if we cannot pitch in in this country -- i do not care if you are mitt romney and pays 0% taxes, how about that? everyone has a bunch of money. they didn't have to pay taxes with the tax deal. we have to pay for things. host: what is the economy like an organ? caller: is lincoln city. we're the highest in the state. it is 14%. host: the economy is something that is likely to be addressed at the state of the union address tomorrow when president obama will talk to congress in millions of viewers. our coverage begins at 8:00 eastern time. we will be taking your phone calls as well. go to all of
next call is from lincoln city, oregon. caller: my governor is going around for a second time, kind of like california. we have been trying to deal with health care for a long time little kids -- whoever, you need help care. and-- health care. all there is is trying to figure out some sort of solution, not not have any health care for people. my other perspective is who is paying for the fbi, homeland security, cia, two wars, medicaid? if we cannot pitch in in this country -- i do not care if...
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this city got to go or the market is. the company that bought them actually is building three more ships. this that whatever the market will bear, they get more overseas -- they get more for it overseas. exporting is cheaper now, but it could be expeditiously raised in pressing later. guest: natural gas prices here were exceedingly low over the summer, down to around $2.1000 cubic feet. that is not really sustainable. probably had something to do with the mild winter last year. now prices are around $3.50 per cubic feet, which is still one- third to one-fifth -- $3.50 per 1000 cubic feet. naturally, a lot of producers of natural gas here in the united states want to export and get more money in these other markets. it costs about $3 or $4 to liquid financial gas, another $4 to transport it overseas. you're talking about a pretty high price at the other end of this tunnel but it is likely that we will do some of that. one company is already permitted to change natural gas importing facility in louisiana to an exporting fac
this city got to go or the market is. the company that bought them actually is building three more ships. this that whatever the market will bear, they get more overseas -- they get more for it overseas. exporting is cheaper now, but it could be expeditiously raised in pressing later. guest: natural gas prices here were exceedingly low over the summer, down to around $2.1000 cubic feet. that is not really sustainable. probably had something to do with the mild winter last year. now prices are...
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it is one thing that we continue to look at every tool that there is to continue to work with the city fire department to look at everything that we can do to really make a difference. one of the things that we do ask homeowners, and we work with the states and counties, is to make sure they have the right information they need to have a good decisions about how they build their homes, keep the brush cleared away, not using combustible materials. it can make a difference when these fires burning in these communities. largerwe're seeing much fires. for those who live farther away from the forest, they have to be more concerned than they used to be so we feel this is the best option and we continue to work with the community so that they can do a better job, especially with new construction and even existing construction, to build without flammable material. i can tell it will make a big difference. it does not save every home, but it helps our firefighters and gives them a chance to quickly extinguish a small fire on my home and be able to save it versus losing it. host: u.s. forest ser
it is one thing that we continue to look at every tool that there is to continue to work with the city fire department to look at everything that we can do to really make a difference. one of the things that we do ask homeowners, and we work with the states and counties, is to make sure they have the right information they need to have a good decisions about how they build their homes, keep the brush cleared away, not using combustible materials. it can make a difference when these fires...
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fema was a big help to our city. i do not think there is any other country that does what the united states does for people with aids like this happen. you could go anywhere else in the world and you would never find this kind of help from fema. that is all i have to say. thank you for c-span. guest: what is your neighborhood like now? guest: did most people come back? caller: everyone on my blocking back. there are a lot of people that could not come back because they had children and we had no schools. now the young people, property values are back to what their work. beautiful schools are up and running. because of the new regulations, our schools are old, and now that they have been rebuilt, they're much better schools. we have young children playing in the streets. it is all coming back. host: we appreciate you sharing your insights. guest: that is encouraging to a lot of people in these places like new jersey and long beach that are in especially rough shape right now. i am sure that will make people happy as w
fema was a big help to our city. i do not think there is any other country that does what the united states does for people with aids like this happen. you could go anywhere else in the world and you would never find this kind of help from fema. that is all i have to say. thank you for c-span. guest: what is your neighborhood like now? guest: did most people come back? caller: everyone on my blocking back. there are a lot of people that could not come back because they had children and we had...
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that's not the city. caller: the contract with the city who pays with tax dollars from the residents. host: i have to let you both go because we're out of time on "washington journal." i apologize for that. we appreciate david and michelle in two of our swing states calling in this morning. we have no more calls. i just wanted to check. we're out of time. we appreciate everybody participating in this morning after the debate and we will be doing the same thing next tuesday, after the debate in florida. thank you for being with us on this wednesday.
that's not the city. caller: the contract with the city who pays with tax dollars from the residents. host: i have to let you both go because we're out of time on "washington journal." i apologize for that. we appreciate david and michelle in two of our swing states calling in this morning. we have no more calls. i just wanted to check. we're out of time. we appreciate everybody participating in this morning after the debate and we will be doing the same thing next tuesday, after the...
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oklahoma city, good morning. hello. caller: hello. host: high. -- hi. caller: they need to do something out there because we have not had a jobs bill in ages. harry reid need to go. people need to work on elections to get rid of harry reid. he is the one that is standing in the way of all of those bills. host: were you following the jobs bill passing yesterday and what do you think about the republicans'offering? caller: they can pass itn they can get jobs if harry reid would get out of the way. host: one of the things in the paper this morning was out of mississippi taking a look at a judge of holding pardons that were made by -- that were made. host: again, it is the passing of the jobs bill we are paying attention to this morning for the first 45 minutes. we have also set a line for small-business owners if you want to specifically give your comments to what you do in the kind of business you operate. 202-628-0184. hello. caller: i want to comment on the jobs bill. i am a small fire mark -- former in rhode island. number one, it is a good idea that t
oklahoma city, good morning. hello. caller: hello. host: high. -- hi. caller: they need to do something out there because we have not had a jobs bill in ages. harry reid need to go. people need to work on elections to get rid of harry reid. he is the one that is standing in the way of all of those bills. host: were you following the jobs bill passing yesterday and what do you think about the republicans'offering? caller: they can pass itn they can get jobs if harry reid would get out of the...
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next is patrice, independent line, new york city. good morning. caller: the vision that the president has, he wants everyone to pay their fair share. i do not want to have to pay more in taxes than someone who makes much more than i do. the revision of the republicans is keeping more money for my -- keeping more money for yourself. mine, mine, mine. i do not think that is fair. if i made more, i would pay more. i think that that is the vision that is good for the country. because then everyone would be able to take care of everyone else. host: thank you for the call. spartanburg, south carolina, republican line. good morning. caller: good morning. having breakfast. first of all, about president obama, these calls are ludicrous coming from these democrats. they are so misinformed. and people saying that mr. obama is for everyone, things like this. why is it that people who like the health care bill, they are not going to get hit with this. this is the largest tax increase in the nation's history, this health care law. he is the deceiver in chief. b
next is patrice, independent line, new york city. good morning. caller: the vision that the president has, he wants everyone to pay their fair share. i do not want to have to pay more in taxes than someone who makes much more than i do. the revision of the republicans is keeping more money for my -- keeping more money for yourself. mine, mine, mine. i do not think that is fair. if i made more, i would pay more. i think that that is the vision that is good for the country. because then everyone...
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a democratic call in new york city. good morning. caller: good morning. considering that mcconnell has said his whole goal was to make this a one-term president, regardless of if he had good ideas are bad ideas, he was not going to cooperate. apparently, if you get a different president and nationality, this is somewhat of an experiment for america if you have anyone other than a white male. and a lot of people are not used to taking commands from a black person. to have a commander in chief being a black is taking some people back a bit. they're not used to hearing this from a black person were black people of had to hear orders all the time. host: to you think that is a problem president obama faces? caller: i think this is about killing the baby in the crib. this is got to be an end to what some people think is a bad experiment. host: cavan, an independent scholar from phoenix, arizona. turn down your tv. we're going to have to move on. turn down your tv, folks. a democratic collar in north carolina. good morning. you're on the program. caller: ok. tha
a democratic call in new york city. good morning. caller: good morning. considering that mcconnell has said his whole goal was to make this a one-term president, regardless of if he had good ideas are bad ideas, he was not going to cooperate. apparently, if you get a different president and nationality, this is somewhat of an experiment for america if you have anyone other than a white male. and a lot of people are not used to taking commands from a black person. to have a commander in chief...
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oklahoma city in, which upon in june, this past weekend in jefferson city. watch for the consuming travel of the c-span local content vehicles every month, booktv and american history tv. next month, watch for the history and literary culture of brown next stop, louisville, kentucky, on c-span2 and 3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: every monday morning, we look at your money. here to talk about the electric power grid is matthew wald, energy reporter for "the new york times." thanks for coming in. guest: thanks, libby. host: when we talk about the power grid, explain what makes that up, what we are referring to. guest: the north american continent is divided into three grades. at the utility's connect themselves to each other in the 1960's and 1970's for the purpose of reliability and trading energy 11 at a cheaper supplied and the other. at his about 132,000 circuit miles -- it is about 132,000 circuit miles. it doesn't really do what we wanted to do now, because we have moved to a more deregulated system or anybody can build a generating system o
oklahoma city in, which upon in june, this past weekend in jefferson city. watch for the consuming travel of the c-span local content vehicles every month, booktv and american history tv. next month, watch for the history and literary culture of brown next stop, louisville, kentucky, on c-span2 and 3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: every monday morning, we look at your money. here to talk about the electric power grid is matthew wald, energy reporter for "the new...
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host: david from union city. good morning. are you with us? ok. dave is turning into the tv rather than the phone call. we will look at the peace study. -- pew study. let's go to marie in alabama, a a democrat. good morning. caller: good morning. can you hear me? i think that the states are already represented through their congresspersons. we do not need to have double representation. host: ok. let's go to springfield, georgia on the independent line. caller: good morning. my comment is there are a number of states that are not paying enough to the federal government. they get a lot more money back. to have these states have more input into the crisis, i think it would be a major mistake. the election has been decided already. obama 1. his referendum should be, it just that, what ever he wants. the states are complaining. they're not paying enough to the federal government. you have a lot of other states that are more liberal that are supporting people. host: agusta, georgia. caller: actually, the people have spoken. they have spoken because they
host: david from union city. good morning. are you with us? ok. dave is turning into the tv rather than the phone call. we will look at the peace study. -- pew study. let's go to marie in alabama, a a democrat. good morning. caller: good morning. can you hear me? i think that the states are already represented through their congresspersons. we do not need to have double representation. host: ok. let's go to springfield, georgia on the independent line. caller: good morning. my comment is there...
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republicans to cities, drop dead. they do not count any more, at least in national republican politics, talking about democrats choosing cities to visit or fund-raising ventures, not necessarily to campaign. guest: it's unfortunate. one can argue some of the major problems we have relate to the poverty that is located in a lot of these inner cities. if we do not have a political system that encourages our presidential candidates to go in and discuss those issues, then we're doing ourselves a disservice. the electoral college fundamentally distort top people campaign. host: antioch, tenn., bruce is an independent scholar. caller: have listened for years and this is a first-time caller. a couple of comments. arizona tries to enforce their immigration laws and the u.s. government and is up suing them because of it. i think it's obvious that obama opposes any immigration laws and it helps the democratic party. this gentleman makes a good case for that. as for the traditional values, obama and his ilk believe they are agai
republicans to cities, drop dead. they do not count any more, at least in national republican politics, talking about democrats choosing cities to visit or fund-raising ventures, not necessarily to campaign. guest: it's unfortunate. one can argue some of the major problems we have relate to the poverty that is located in a lot of these inner cities. if we do not have a political system that encourages our presidential candidates to go in and discuss those issues, then we're doing ourselves a...